Design a fun cycling t-shirt to win your school ‘Learn to ride’ sessions

The competition is part of Great Big Green Week, the UK’s biggest celebration of action on climate change and nature, which brings together communities across the country to take part in practical, positive action over seven days, from 6 to 14 June 2026.

Open to all schoolchildren in key stage 1 (ages 5-7) at a Welwyn Hatfield primary school, the aim of the design competition is to encourage young people to be curious about climate change and feel inspired to think about how we can travel - and live - more sustainably.

Children can make their t-shirt design as vibrant and interesting as they like. It could show the reasons they love cycling, benefits of cycling, or how to be safe when cycling – whichever approach they prefer!

The competition winner will win the following for their school:

• Three Learn to Ride sessions
• Up to eight children and a parent/carer attending each session
• Two qualified cycle instructors per session

The sessions are to teach children who cannot yet ride a bike and will involve adult participation.

To enter, parents or carers should scan their child’s entry in colour and send it to climatechange@welhat.gov.uk along with the child’s name, age and school.

Alternatively, you can bring the entry into reception at the council offices at Campus East in Welwyn Garden City, marked for the attention of Kelly Murphy, Climate Change Officer                                                                                                    
The competition closes on 5 June 2026.

The winner and winning school will be announced on during Great Big Green Week (6–14 June)!

During Welwyn Hatfield’s Great Big Green Week there will be lots of free activities happening across the borough, such as a bat walk, a clothes swap, ‘come and try’ bike sessions, a Chats for Change coffee morning and more.

Councillor Sandreni Bonfante, Executive Member, Climate Change, said:

“This competition is a fun way to get kids thinking about greener ways of travelling. Action on climate change is one of the council’s priorities and the competition is a great way to engage children with one of the areas of climate change that will resonate with them. I would really encourage parents to get their children to enter the competition and see it as a stepping stone to getting involved in some of the activities and workshops that are taking place in Great Big Green Week!”